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Vermont Residents Angry with Mayor’s Unilateral Decision, DON’T WANT Syrian Refugees, Take Action
Not surprising – any rational and sane human being wouldn’t want to underwrite the hostile invasion of their nation, let alone their town. What is surprising is this is coming from the uber liberal state of Bernie Sanders who ran on a “bring-the-Syrian migrants-here platform.
Vermont Residents Don’t Want To ‘Foot The Bill’ For Syrian Refugees
By Saagar Enjeti, Daily Caller, January 2, 2017:
Some small-town residents of Rutland, Vt., are upset at their mayor’s decision to resettle 100 Syrian refugees throughout 2017 in the area.
Rutland Mayor Christopher Louras defended his decision, saying the town’s demographics are declining, and they are having trouble recruiting younger workers. He also thinks refugees will bring cultural diversity.
“We need people,” Louras declared to The New York Times.
Louras’s decision sparked outrage among some residents who say they had little say in the mayor’s decision, which would effect them all. They formed an advocacy group called Rutland First to pressure Louras to reverse his decision.
The group’s advocacy has had some effect. Seven out of 11 local officials sent a letter to the U.S. Department of State saying the town has received limited resources after accepting the refugees and that “a significant part of our community has also grown anxious about the program.”“We’re kind of stuck out here, with our level of economic depression, with our level of crime and drug issues,” Rutland resident Dr. Timothy Cook told TheNYT. He continued, “We’re the ones who are gonna have to foot the bill for this.”
Source: http://pamelageller.com/2017/01/vermont-residents-dont-want-refugees.html/
